Invisible Prey
by John Sandford
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Author: John SandfordEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-05-15
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Penguin Audio
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Summary: 2 Stars
Lucas Davenport is a high-ranking law-enforcement officer in Minneapolis. On paper, he reports to a superintendent at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, though in reality his boss is Rose Marie Roux - Director of the Dept of Public Safety. At the book's opening he's already working on one case - it's at a point where they're nearly ready to prosecute, though it is a little delicate. Burt Kline, they're pretty sure, "enjoyed the company" of a minor...the evidence they have is pretty good - for example, the girl was able to give a detailed description of the Kline's nether-regions. However, things have been complicated by the relationship he was also conducting with the girl's mother - so it's possible mother and daughter are just on the make. Furthermore, since he's a politician and there's an election looming, the case is also in danger of being thrown off by accusations of a political agenda.
Lucas is also called in on the 'Constance Bucher Case'. She and her maid, Mrs Peebles, had been seen alive on Friday afternoon - but neither had arrived for church on Sunday. Their bodies had been subsequently found in Bucher's house, having been beaten to death. Bucher was exceptionally rich - she owned Bucher Natural Resources, had lent a Rembrandt to the Art Institute and had seen one of the city's Boulevards was named in her honour. (However, sheet music for "Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" at the scene of the crime suggests that a big pile of money doesn't necessarily guarantee class). When Davenport arrives at the house, he discovers it has been well and truly trashed. It's clear from the outset that some items have been stolen - but it'll take a little time to verify exactly what has been taken. Initially they have no real leads, though it looks superficially like a 'local' robbery. Davenport , however, feels there's a little more going on than meets the eye - and he's right. Chillingly, the investigation draws him into the violent and murky under of antiques and quilting. Yes, really.
I'm a big fan of Michael Connelly's book, and his Harry Bosch character in particular. Davenport was someone I came to view as the anti-Bosch...an egotistical halfwit I didn't care about, couldn't root for and desperately hoped would be caught out as an idiot. He views his cases as an interest rather than a mission, drives a flash Porsche, sings along with appallingly bad country music on the radio, gets his intern to do as much of the investigating as possible and appears to confuse 'smarmy and occasionally irritating' for 'smooth and funny'. However, he can decide in a flash that he's exactly 83% certain of somebody's innocence. (It is a rare talent...I'd love to know what pushed him past the magical 82% figure). For me, the book's high-point came when our hero met Gabriella Coombs for the first time and she totally makes an arse out of him. Generally, however, Sandford's attempts at humour don't work too well...though, if he keeps trying, he may - in time - become known as the poor man's Kinky Friedman. The whole Kline case was a pointless distraction, and really shouldn't have been mentioned again after the book's second . The book's two villains would be strong contenders for the most pathetic ever created - honestly, they'd be more at home appearing as a pair of snobbish caricatures in a dull, middle-of-the-road sitcom. Ideal for a long flight or a bus journey - you won't need to think too hard when you're reading it, and you won't feel bad about ditching it when you've arrived.
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Lucas Davenport returns in one of the most startling Prey novels yet from the number-one-bestselling author.General Books
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